The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-23
UNION In BEER BREWING.

UNION In BEER BREWING.
now BREWERS GET ON WITH THEIR
NEN SINCE LEA ZINC THE X. OF L
TIE National Unien % Bse- Brewers-cs,-
coo Nen sua All Breaches 81 the Trade
tn sec Rnnhs-it Matss Axreen-nts with
she Employers, Keeps Then. and hos No
| Oceasicn for strikes-nt has Raised w ages
aad shortened Herrs-And has Jsiued
with ase Americas Federation Of Laber.
A signal instance Of the power Of labor or
eanizations conducted for q specific and rea-
sonable purpose. to protect the Immediate In
terests Of members without going over all Gre.
alton after wild theories, IL seen In the rapid
growth and present power Of the National
Union Of the United Brewery Workers of tho
United States. This body was started with
seven members In q small room at 2ls Forsyth
street 10 this city, In 1884. There was then no
union OF the kind. The old union Of the beer
brewers and drivers had been broken UP by
the strikes OF 1881, when the men were de-
feated In their effort to get better wages and
shorter hours. The organization. which had
1900 members. went to pieces.
The new organization OF 1884 left out the
drivers. It grew rapidly and in secret. The
wages paid to the beer workers were from $40
TO $50 por month. and the hours OF labor varied
from fourteen to seventeen per day, and
tho work Ii very hard. The union grew rapid
~. It joined the Central Labor Union In 1885
and the Knights OF Labor in 1856. All the pre-
liminary meetings were held in secrecy. at the
men we're fearful OF being turned out by their
employers.
Then came the fight with Peter Doelger, who
discharged four Of their men. The Central
4 kor I,io tof,t hatr nd hnv
colt was ordered. which was kept up for seven
months. the beer workers organization grow
Ing meanwhile stronger and stronger. until
finally It included about all the beer workers
In this city numbering 1.800. and then 500
members we're taken In from New Jersey.
Then the union got strong enough to give an
ultimatum TO the employers. They made
temperate but firm demands and they held
out such strong inducements to the employers
to avoid strikes and secure capable men that
snd m APRIL is Tie
Ing IL the agreement:
AGREEMENT.
The members Of The Asssci.ton of the United Lager
agree with the brewers Journey men Union upon the
Tha only" a.G% s Ii. union e. employed in
M And and Gr nn
eIcepted This assistant foreman sall no do brewery
s%s%s.r q sSs srswsrs GpiSs he :,a no, so@
from sa u" s Mss ;a a , se
nss aT sRi 81 Ia. s ~ TnHss
no wortmsn iseommtnisd BY . saloon Keeper shall
tno union man IN no" me
cry, s r.. hs night inquire and as
every syrknan shall be promoted In the various
tsaey to ali tho place enthusiastically being requisite
g. Tue tonwins shall be considered the grounds for
the dismissal OF wnrkuien:
f a.s &c Do E, s ss sv .sssnsd to him
E. DTunkennsss
9. Dishonesty. Observation-Disclosures,
7 gnforesesn occurrences making a reduction of
mn
NJ. :si: .::
on .er not
a o +. .s to az but position
II work 30 sllot'ed to workman by hi. emp,oyeror
% @ to .s aHs he @ e .ss9
the employer shni! make ARRANGEMENTS With biz work
ns ausns % 6. sas LAY
In brsweries where ten GO, men or less are employed
ns f"s .s .: .ss e .ss: IN S ss'
sI.. ny ss Z ".s mort To
tive hour, Per day. withPa, change o. wsEs.
nss.' less ar:
sIexsr,s. .mpiPsinS mo.s Than ..en.yays men; one
.S. 40. 3 II psdsr DER yssr.
Ct SS aaa :a Il IL. NJ
after which DC admitted into The union provided
he ny $. 20 Ss of an,
IN e. ins.ssss OF ~ a.se"a Il. union OF MISSION
ID woRxisG HOURS
b urs inclusive OF two hours for meals The
2. y he foreman shall And It necessary
@ as1sa the
Viii not rot be c"nndereaas " oysrs,ms ''''
ySshns es no,
.n {. .nSs wsis 4.
time, with the exception Of kreusinE
IL wAGxs-rArAsLE wlrKLr.
MorEm.a In wash house Is Per week
ys, ns II wsG hosss and Is week
AZ, s%psyss for ss.
shall 6 to the SorEnen .. M
ps.,c 5. PurSshsd Win esrosss 81
rhi. sgTeemsas to remain in force from April Is,
In order to overcome any unforeseen difficulties that
S n ana
shs be arRanned to of w" memoirs OF the A..
BociRtiOn Of the United Lager Beer Brewers and two
members of the Brewers lnion, who shall d-oi lie such
cases should they be unable TO agree. hfth member
shall be selected who must he member OF the AssocA-
ton ut United Lager Beer brewers
Tho ending OF such committee to be final
II Is mutually agreed and und-rs God that no strkes
lockots bOy6btts be ordered sustained but
all disputes must be left to the decision OF the Arbtz
ton Committee.
For the Association OF the United Lager Beer Brewers
IL. Is SCHAEAANN
JosErH LEHMAN.
RitHARp kATzHSAAyER
For the Brewers Journeymen Union Of New York:
HsSsY RxsG,
CHAs. PUaNRR
4. RURzRsx SABk, Secretary.
For the Brewers Journeymen Union Of Newark:
aug, BAUgRSksL
LOUIS HrRsASD. Eaton.i Secretary.
Thus In two years the organization re-
duced the hours of labor to ten per day. and
raised the wages to SIS to sl8 per week, or
from SIS to S1s per month increase. The en-